FNUS72 KJAX 212035
FWSJAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIGHTEN UP 2...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
335 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1512 EST ON FEBRUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SUSTAIN AROUND 15 MPH THE
REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. WINDS WILL
DECREASE TONIGHT TO 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH LOW STRATUS AND PATCHY FOG
EXPECTED. TUESDAY...WEST WINDS WILL NEAR 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AT TIMES. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH SLOWLY SOUTH OF THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD NORTHEAST OF THE AREA AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY BRINGING COOLER
NORTHEAST FLOW OVER THE AREA. RH VALUES WILL STAY ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES
THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK ALONG WITH MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 22 TO 28 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....81.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........40     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............80     78
RH..............46     56
20 FT WIND......SW 16  SW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....4500   4300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 28  SW 22
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0
LAL.............1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 12
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....7.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LVORI...............8.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........40     35     35     35     59     59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............74     66     63     60     58     56
RH..............56     73     82     91     99     100
20 FT WIND......SW 12  SW 8   SW 8   SW 8   SW 7   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     15     10     15
MIX HGT (FT)....4300   1200   800    800    400    700
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 22  SW 16  SW 13  SW 13  SW 10  SW 12
LVORI...........8      8      8      8      8      8
DISPERSION INDX.84     25     14     8      7      8
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....68.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ZAPPE
REQUESTED BY...PETE MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110221.TIGHT.03/JAX